{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Brazil's Youth Unemployment Rate: 14 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, -1.7pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Brazil","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2025)","value":"14","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":12.752},{"period":"1992","value":13.119},{"period":"1993","value":11.406},{"period":"1994","value":12.354},{"period":"1995","value":13.261},{"period":"1996","value":14.628},{"period":"1997","value":16.616},{"period":"1998","value":19.251},{"period":"1999","value":20.639},{"period":"2000","value":20.327},{"period":"2001","value":20.019},{"period":"2002","value":20.603},{"period":"2003","value":21.382},{"period":"2004","value":20.034},{"period":"2005","value":21.399},{"period":"2006","value":19.883},{"period":"2007","value":18.795},{"period":"2008","value":17.556},{"period":"2009","value":19.774},{"period":"2010","value":18.239},{"period":"2011","value":16.928},{"period":"2012","value":15.854},{"period":"2013","value":15.7},{"period":"2014","value":15.496},{"period":"2015","value":19.493},{"period":"2016","value":26.596},{"period":"2017","value":28.593},{"period":"2018","value":27.958},{"period":"2019","value":27.098},{"period":"2020","value":30.267},{"period":"2021","value":28.311},{"period":"2022","value":20.732},{"period":"2023","value":17.938},{"period":"2024","value":15.674},{"period":"2025","value":13.981}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"15.7","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"17.9","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"20.7","yoyChange":"-7.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"28.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"30.3","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"27.1","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"28.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"28.6","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"26.6","yoyChange":"+7.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"+4.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"15.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"15.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"16.9","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"18.2","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"19.8","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"17.6","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"18.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"19.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Brazil from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 30.3 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.4 in 1993. The latest reading of 14 in 2025 represents a change of -1.7pp."}]}